Tag: Rebellion

The Splintered Empires

Title: The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917-1921 Author: Prit Buttar Genre: Military History Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: 2017 Format: Kindle Pages: 498 This is an excellent book about the end of World War I on the Eastern front.  Not only does the book include detailed accounts of Kerensky's last-gasp offensive, the implosion of

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Title: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman Author: Robert K. Massie Genre: General History Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2011 Format: Kindle Pages: 656 This is a very readable book about, well, Catherine the Great.  Generally the book reads like a novel, or rather like a soap opera, with all of Catherine's various romances. 

Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 – 1921

Title: Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, Civil War, 1914 - 1921 Author: Laura Engelstein Genre: General History Publisher: Oxford University Press Release Date: 2017 Format: Kindle Pages: 851 This is a clearly written, fairly comprehensive, and--as far as I can tell--accurate account of the Russian revolution and civil war. The author does a very good